Month: July 2018

In line with the National Groundwater Resource Mapping and Assessment Program of the DENR-Mines and Geosciences Bureau, a technical team from the Geosciences Division of MGB Regional Office No. XIII carried out the Groundwater Resource Mapping and Assessment from June 25 to July 4, 2018 in Surigao City. The said project was undertaken in coordination with the personnel from Surigao City Environment and Natural Resources Office, Surigao City Engineering Office and Surigao Metropolitan Water District. Surigao del Norte is one of the target provinces of MGB RXIII for the said project this CY 2018. Earlier this year, the mapping project was conducted in other municipalities of Surigao del Norte which include Alegria, Bacuag, Burgos, Claver, Dapa, Del Carmen, General Luna, Gigaquit, Mainit, Pilar, Placer, San Benito, San Francisco, San Isidro, Santa Monica, Sison, Socorro, Tagana-an and Tubod. The MGB RXIII technical team comprised Ms. Elaine L. Galido, Supervising Geologist; Ms. continue reading : MGB RXIII carries out Groundwater Resource Mapping and Assessment in Surigao City

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII conducted its Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Campaign on the Results of Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) Project and Training-Workshop on Understanding Risk Exposure Maps on June 28-29, 2018 in Butuan City and Buenavista, Province of Agusan del Norte. Below are the pre-identified groupings of participants for discussions during the workshop. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII conducted its Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Campaign on the Results of Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) Project and Training-Workshop on Understanding Risk Exposure Maps on June 28-29, 2018 in Butuan City and Buenavista, Province of Agusan del Norte. Below are the pre-identified groupings of participants for discussions during the workshop. SOCIAL EMERGENCY AND RESPONSE INFRASTRUCTURE Local DRRM Local DRRM Local DRRM Local PDO Local PDO Local PDO SWDO PNP City/Municipal Engineer Health Officer BFP DepEd Local Council Member City/Municipal LGOO continue reading : MGB RXIII conducts IEC Campaign on Results of Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Project and Training-Workshop on Understanding Risk Exposure Maps

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII took part in the 2018 Sylvatrop Writing Workshop on June 19-22, 2018 at the Orchid Garden Suites in Malate, Manila. The workshop was organized by the DENR-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB). Sylvatrop is the technical journal of Philippine Ecosystems and Natural Resources. It is a medium of information exchange on scientific, technological and descriptive articles, research notes and reviews of technical literatures on ecosystems and natural resources topics. The journal is published once a year and has produced more than 480 articles on environment and natural resources since 1976. It is noteworthy that Sylvatrop is an Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)-indexed journal that is being abstracted by Abstract Bibliography of Tropical Forestry (Philippines); Documentation Centre on Tropical Forestry (Philippines); Forestry Abstract (Oxford, UK); Chemical Abstracts (Ohio, USA) and Asia Science Research Reference (India). On the same note, it is accredited continue reading : MGB RXIII takes part in 2018 Sylvatrop Writing Workshop

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in cooperation with the Community Relations, Education & Development Officers Organization (CREDO Caraga), Inc. and the Philippine Society of Mining Engineers, held a press conference on June 14, 2018 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel in Surigao City. The activity aimed to heighten public awareness of MGB’s environmental mandates and best practices of Caraga minerals industry in keeping with the 2018 Environment Month Celebration. It also aimed to inform the public of the Mining Engineers’ Convention 2018 and its various activities in consonance with the PSEM and the mining stakeholders’ communal pursuit towards a revitalized minerals industry. The theme of the MinECon 2018 is Minerals-based Industrialization: Key to Philippine Economic Progress. In addition, the activity was aimed at strengthening the participation of and dialogue between the media and the mining stakeholders in achieving their common goals of ethical mining, ecological sustainability and continue reading : MGB RXIII, CREDO and PSEM hold Press Conference in Surigao City

“Mining shall be pro-people and pro-environment in sustaining wealth creation and improved quality of life.”